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Vaccination could win you a million bucks in Illinois lotteryJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois will hold lotteries for residents who have received COVID-19 vaccines, or plan to receive the vaccine, that could net adults as much as $1 million and vaccine-e...
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70% of Illinois adults have received one vaccine dose, CDC saysJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Seventy percent of Illinois adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Illinois is the ...
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Editorial: Employers need to require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workersJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Health care systems should require COVID-19 shots for those in contact with patients
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DuPage County vaccination clinic reducing hours of operationJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County public health officials will scale back hours of operation at a mass vaccination clinic in Wheaton, citing the wide availability of COVID-19 shots at other...
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One-shot COVID-19 vaccine clinic comes to Gail Borden June 19Jun 16, 2021 11:00 pm - On Saturday, June 19, the Elgin Area Pandemic Team and Gail Borden Public Library are inviting people to both get a "one and done" J & J vaccine and learn more about Jun...
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Kane County using no-ID-needed campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccinations among HispanicsJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County health officials are ramping up a marketing campaign targeting Hispanic residents who still haven't gotten a COVID-19 vaccine by highlighting the message tha...
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Forever homes, for real: Northbrook shelter not seeing increase in pandemic adoptees being returnedJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Fifteen months ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated, would-be pet owners flocked to shelters seeking animal companions. Though some shelters across the country are...
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Illinois ranks second for fewest new COVID-19 cases among nine Midwest statesJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 infections are simmering down across the U.S., but there are still large disparities among states in how many people are falling sick, including in the Midwest....
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Kane County Health Department closes Aurora Vax siteJun 15, 2021 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department recently announced that vaccination clinics scheduled for Friday, June 18 and Friday, June 25 at the Aurora Vax location (970 N. Lake S...
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Community COVID-19 vaccine clinics offered at The Milk Pail June 19-20Jun 15, 2021 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department, Illinois Migrant Council, and the Illinois Department of Public Health will host COVID-19 vaccination clinics this weekend at The Milk...